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East Providence, Rhode Island

Chicago, Il

* Supervised all aspects of an annual two week long national summer training event for 250+ new middle school teaching fellows and 65+ new and returning campus leaders.* Developed turnkey training programs for regional and campus leaders in seven operating regions.* Launched inaugural middle school teacher residency programs in three launch regions, each partnered with a certifying university.* Supervised the Deputy Director, Teacher Development

Chicago, Il

Chicago, Il

* Coached 100+ first and second year elementary and middle school teachers in the classroom. 88% of the teachers reported that my coaching improved their classroom effectiveness (63% strongly agreeing with that statement), with the average rate of student growth in my teachers’ classrooms exceeding 1.5 years growth in their first year teaching.* Designed and led literacy professional development for K-5 grade teachers in four partner high needs schools. Increased school-wide reading proficiency from 46% to 62% within the first two years of the grant.* Trained and coached new instructional site leaders in partner schools.* Conceptualized, developed, and managed pre-service professional development for new alternative certification teachers in partnership with Northwestern University. 90% of teachers self-reported that the curriculum increased their prior knowledge, with over 50% reporting direct impact in their fall classrooms.

Chicago, Il

* Planned, coordinated, and promoted a Fall Literacy Celebration, Thanksgiving dinner, Math Night, and Poetry Night, all which exceeded attendance for previous after-school events at the school.*Organized all promotion and events for a sports-themed Open House geared towards bringing new families into the school community.* Led professional development in the area of reading instruction to grade-level team members as a Rochelle Lee Fund group study member.

Nashville Metropolitan Area

* Achieved 96% proficiency in language arts and 96% proficiency in math on April’s state test preparatory exams, an increase of 26% in language arts and 9% in math from October’s exam. * Over half of my students achieved the level of Advanced in both math and reading by year’s end, a 75% increase from October’s exam.* Nominated for inclusion in the 2007 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.

Bronx, New York, United States

* Responsible for curriculum design and instruction in all subject areas, including English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science.* Devised creative and challenging instructional units for students entering the classroom significantly below, at, and above grade level, making use of flexible grouping to provide differentiated instruction.* Looped with my first grade class to second grade after requests from parents to the administration.* Developed cross-curricular thematic units in Social Studies that required research, reading content area literature, non-fiction writing, hands-on artistic representation, and community activities.* Responsible for small-group instruction of students performing one or more years behind grade level, utilizing data-driven academic intervention programs and strategies. * As a Tier III committee member, worked with the school administration and the literacy and math coaches to develop and lead school-wide professional development sessions, including Standards-Based Instruction and Assessment, Writing Workshop, Academic Intervention, Math Games, Technology in the Classroom, and Higher-Order Thinking and Questioning.

Master Of Education (M.Ed.)

Activities and Societies: Graduated with highest honorsPartnered with New York City Teaching Fellows

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Applied Economics And Management

Activities and Societies: President, Cornell Model United Nations